BEHAVIOUR HANDOUT
Walk Breaks for Reactive Dogs
Overview
When I start a Behaviour Modification programme for reactive dogs, I always recommend a break from walks to bring stress levels down before we start training.
Why this is important:
The more times a dog reacts to a trigger, the more ingrained that behaviour will become
We need to put in place a 'circuit breaker' to stop the cycle of reactivity
Stress levels don't have a chance to normalise if we keep reacting on the same walks, unless something changes
